Keira Christina Knightley, OBE, is an English actress, singer, and model. She is known for Pride & Prejudice (2005) and The Imitation Game (2014), both of which earned her Oscar nominations.
For Disney, she is best known for portraying Elizabeth Swann in the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and reprised her role in the fifth film. Her other roles include Sabé in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Gwyn in Princess of Thieves, Guinevere in King Arthur, and the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. She was also mentioned in the Wizards of Waverly Place episode "New Employee".
Roles[]
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Gallery[]
Keira Knightley at the premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in June 2006.
Keira Knightley attending the 2014 Toronto International Film Fest.
Keira Knightley speaks onstage at the 18th annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014.
Keira Knightly attending the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2015.
Keira Knightley at the premiere of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in October 2018.
Trivia[]
- She was originally considered along with Alice Eve and Gemma Arterton for the role of Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger. But at the end, Hayley Atwell was cast instead.[1]
